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FOCPL – Upcoming Board Meeting and Book Sale News

August 1, 2023

Friends of the Orange County Public Library

Dear Friends,

I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer!

Next Board Meeting

Just a reminder that our next board meeting will be Thursday, August 10th at 7:00 pm in the library’s meeting room. All Friends members are welcome to attend. We’d love to see you there! You may attend via Zoom if you prefer. The agenda and Zoom link appear below.

Volunteer And Shop At The Upcoming Book Sale

The next book sale is scheduled for Friday, September 15th – Sunday, September 17th, with a Friends Members-Only shopping night on Thursday, September 14th from 5:00 – 7:00. We could use volunteers to work the sale and to help with set-up on Wednesday, September 13th and Thursday, September 14th. If you’d like to volunteer, please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f4da9ad2da0fd0-september#/

Run For The Board

We currently have 11 board members, but our bylaws allow for up to 15. We’d love to add some new faces! Many hands make light work. If you are interested in running for the board, please email me at focplnc@gmail.com. For more about the current board, visit: https://focplnc.org/meet-the-board/

As always, thank you for being a friend!

Sincerely,

Diane Kelly, President

August 10, 2023 Meeting Agenda

1) Call To Order/Establish Quorum (6/11):

Mark Alexander

Diane Decker

Grace Johnston

Diane Kelly

Marc Miller

Melissa Bourbon Ramirez

Wendy Scott

Meg Stouffer

Tess Tessier

Jen Tolliver

Shannon Turlington

2) Treasurer’S Report

3) Membership Report

4) Library Report

5) Old Business

A) StoryWalk

Update on First Meeting with Parks & Rec, Site visits planned

Visit other StoryWalks

B) Book Sale

Sign up for shifts via Signup Genius

Leftover books

Please promote on NextDoor and other channels

WHUP show – Bob Burtman to have board members on show

News of Orange – info provided

C) CPA – Update from Tess

6) New Business

A) Paid Signup Genius account – $270

7) Adjourn

************ Zoom Link **********

Diane Kelly is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: FOCPL AUGUST BOARD MEETING

Time: Thursday, Aug 10, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88342668033

Meeting ID: 883 4266 8033

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Two mice reading back to back against a leaf, with the hand-lettered words Friends of the Orange County Public Library
Illustration by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, gifted to the Friends 2026